Hogwarts Crawler.

"..."

The box fell into silence again.

Compared to his roommates, Adam thought more about himself who did not go to China this year... Of course, his situation was different from Eugene's.

Regardless of the reasons, the relatives in Huaxia had no contact with him or even Ms. Li over the years. Although he accepted Mr. Reed and Ms. Li as parents, that was after they had unilaterally poured their love on Adam for several years. Adam, who was once an adult, was not so lacking in love.

After bringing Uther back to England, Adam and Ms. Li said that they could still go to China in the next month. Anyway, it wouldn't take long for them to meet. But this time, it was Ms. Li who hesitated and said that they could actually go next year.

This would make Ms. Li, who had calmed down, hesitate... The implication was that Adam no longer felt any guilt for breaking the contract.

He didn't think that Ms. Li's expression at that time was because she was homesick.

All the current signs make Adam suspect that his trip back to China to visit his relatives next year may not be so pleasant...

In the end, Adam and his friends couldn't come up with any good solution. They couldn't kidnap Eugene's parents, so they had to try to fill the gap in his parents' affection with food and brotherly love.

Judging from the way Eugene was crunching the deep-fried small yellow croaker, the effect seemed to be good?

"hiss--"

Uther felt as if the surroundings had suddenly become cold, and couldn't help rubbing his arms:

"Isn't it summer now? Why did the temperature drop suddenly?"

"The weather outside seems to have changed. Is it going to rain?"

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As soon as Cologne finished speaking, a drop of water hit the glass with a "pop" sound.

"Wow, it looks like your Divination class grades this year won't be too bad, Cologne."

Bernard couldn't help but make a joke.

The water drop just now was just the beginning. The rain outside soon got heavier. The raindrops kept hitting the moving express, making a bang bang sound, and the glass was shaking constantly.

After lunch, Adam and Cologne played a few games of wizard chess. Cologne, who lost more than he won, couldn't help but look out the window:

“This rain is so annoying!”

I could hardly see the scenery outside the window. I could only see a dark shadow moving slowly, probably the mountains in the distance.

There is the sound of continuous rain in my ears, and it is dark outside the window. The moisture from the rain seeps in through the gaps in the window. The air I breathe is damp and stuffy. It is normal to feel bad.

But the Hogwarts Express, which slowly slowed down and finally stopped, was clearly not normal.

"Are we there yet?"

Uther frowned. If his feeling was correct...

"If the Hogwarts Express isn't speeding, we're obviously still some distance from Hogwarts."

Bernard took out his pocket watch and glanced at it.

"Oh my god! What is going on?"

Cologne suddenly spoke, and everyone looked at him and found that his hand was on the window... and the corner of the window where his fingers touched was quietly covered with a layer of white frost.

Eugene reached out and wiped the mist off the window, then looked out. He only saw a few dark shadows, but this was enough to make him feel something was wrong:

"There's something out there!"

After reminding everyone, Eugene took a deep breath, couldn't help but step back a little, and put his hand over his heart.

Why... did he suddenly feel so uncomfortable? He had already felt that it was nothing just now...

"Dad...Mom...why..."

"Call the gods to protect you!"

A silver-white Maine Coon cat burst out from the top of Adam's wand, ran around the box, and finally landed on Adam's shoulder and sat, looking at the door of the box with Adam.

There was originally a dark palm stuck there. At this moment, the other party seemed to sense the breath of the guardian god in the box and left without hesitation.

Looking back at Cologne and Bernard who were in poor condition, as well as Uther and Eugene who were obviously in very bad condition, Adam looked a little unhappy.

The influence of Dementors... can actually penetrate the protection of the shield?

Chapter 98 Friendly Sponsorship

There was no time to think about the Dementors and the shield. The most important thing right now was Eugene and Uther... Having just experienced pain, their resistance to Dementors was almost negative.

Eugene fell into a trance, mumbling something, his face full of tears, and Uther was even worse, looking like he was in a nightmare, with fine beads of sweat on his forehead.

Colon and Bernard also noticed that something was wrong with the two men and kept calling them softly.

Adam thought about it, reached out and held their hands. As their magic power was consumed, their complexions visibly improved.

The magic of the Love Cards really can alleviate the effects of the Dementors...

Adam was not very happy even though his guess came true. The Love Card was not some healing magic. Since the Love Card could alleviate the effects of Dementors, he probably also found out why the shield could not stop the Dementors.

The protection of the shield is similar to a force that maintains the status quo and does not allow it to be changed by external forces. It can block both physical and magical attacks, and even the influence of time magic, but it cannot prevent the protected person from falling into negative emotions such as sadness, despair, and fear.

Apart from the Dementor's Kiss, which has not been tested, the impact caused by the Dementors currently seems to be just a simple emotional impact, so it can be cured by the magic of the Love Card.

As for whether the influence of the Dementors could be considered an external force...Adam felt that the problem probably lay with him.

Dementors are non-existent, they are not animals, but more like a phenomenon. Therefore, the impact brought by Dementors is somewhat different from the external force that Adam previously understood. It is very likely that the idealistic shield does not consider it as an external force.

Now that Adam has realized this and applied this patch, whether the Dementors can still penetrate the shield's protection remains to be seen.

While thinking, Eugene had recovered, and Uther also woke up, but he still had some aftereffects.

"Have some chocolate."

Adam gave each of them a Ferrero Rocher.

"…Adam, I want to eat too."

Adam glanced at Bernard and Colon, who were obviously swallowing, and took out two more. After thinking for a while, he took one for himself.

"What the hell is that?"

After finishing his Ferrero Rocher, Uther couldn't help but speak, with a look of humiliation and anger on his face after being caught and out of control.

"That's a Dementor."

Hearing Adam's answer, Eugene couldn't help but frown:

"Dementors...shouldn't they all be in Azkaban? How could they possibly come and attack the Hogwarts Express..."

"Well, I think I know."

Cologne found his bag and rummaged through it for a long time before pulling out a roll of newspaper:

"Ah! Here it is. I was saying that I remembered wrapping the sausage in a newspaper..."

Colon took out the rolled-up newspaper, unrolled it, took out two sausages, and put the newspaper on the table.

Adam glanced at the wanted poster with Sirius's prisoner number on it...even though it was soaked with oil, one could still see Sirius's gloom and madness at the time.

"Sirius Black?"

Bernard pinched the corner of the newspaper with his fingers and turned it over to read the description of the wanted criminal:

"Killed a street of Muggles with a blasting curse?!"

Bernard frowned. Such a serious crime was not punishable by death? It seemed that the wizard courts were as hypocritical as the Muggle courts.

As he got to know the wizarding world better, Bernard became more and more grateful that his family had never encountered any crazy dark wizards before.

Besides, he was able to escape from Azkaban. How careless are the wizards about prison security? They already have magic, so what can a few more blockades do?

"So this is a Dementor. This is the first time I've seen one... So, the Ministry of Magic suspects that this wanted criminal who escaped from prison might sneak onto the Hogwarts Express?"

Uther sneered:

"Then why did they use Dementors to search instead of doing it themselves? If Dementors could have caught him, he wouldn't have escaped from prison!"

"Is everyone okay?"

Suddenly, the door of the carriage was pushed open. Cedric poked his head in, panting heavily. His eyes lit up when he saw Adam and the others:

"Oh, it's you! Long time no see~"

"haven't seen you for a long time."

"I'm glad everyone is okay. I'll go to the next car to check..."

Cedric was already a prefect, and having just experienced a sudden visit from the Dementors, he thought he should go check on everyone.

"Wait a moment."

Adam saw that he had less than a quarter of the chocolate left in his hand, so he stopped him and took out a large bag of 3x8 chocolates from his bag and handed it to him:

"Take these and share them among the people."

They were only one car away from the prefect's carriage, and there was only so much chocolate left. It looked like the situation was dire...

"Thanks, that's a great help!"

Cedric didn't expect Adam to carry so many chocolates with him, but he really needed it, so he only carried one piece with him. There were not only Hufflepuffs but also classmates in poor condition whom he met on the way, so even if he was very frugal, there was not enough to share.

"I'll give you the money when we get back to the common room!"

"No need. I'll try to ask Professor Dumbledore for the money. If not, just consider it as a friendly donation!"

Cedric paused when he heard that, and for a moment he wanted to turn back and ask Adam for some more... But after thinking about it, Adam probably wouldn't go out with so much chocolate, so he decided to forget it.

The express train finally arrived at the station. When Adam got off the train, he carefully observed the classmates around him. Most of them looked fine. It seems that the chocolate was effective.

"Keep warm and protect against the cold!"

A cold wind blew by, and Adam rubbed his hands, took out his wand and cast a warming spell on the group.

Although the Dementors had left the express, they were obviously not far away. The temperature around them was still very low due to the presence of the Dementors, and the sun was obscured by thick clouds. The temperature only rose slightly when we returned to the castle.

"Luckily we followed Adam all the way."

Cologne muttered quietly.

Although everyone in their dormitory was more or less ahead in their learning of spells, Adam was the only one who was ahead in life spells.

Obviously everyone had opinions about the special encounter on the road. The discussions in the auditorium had never stopped since everyone entered, even when they were sorting out the houses.

"Quiet! Quiet!"

After the sorting ceremony, Professor Dumbledore's loud voice rang out and the discussions in the hall quickly stopped.

Professor Dumbledore looked around and found that everyone had no questions. He paused at the Gryffindor table, where a small space was left empty, and continued:

"Welcome back to Hogwarts!"

As he spoke, Professor Dumbledore raised his hands, as if he wanted to hug all the students who had just been frightened and comfort them.

Just then, the side door was pushed open, and Harry and his two companions crouched and slid back to the Gryffindor table.

Chapter 99 New Professor, New Order

Just glancing in the direction of Harry and the others, Professor Dumbledore continued:

"Before everyone enjoys dinner, I have something I have to tell you. It is very important. Our school is currently welcoming some Dementors from Azkaban. They are sent by the Ministry of Magic to perform official duties. I believe everyone already knows about this because they have just searched the Hogwarts Express."

When Professor Dumbledore said this, the smile on his face had disappeared, replaced by seriousness and a barely perceptible dissatisfaction with the Ministry of Magic.

"They will be stationed at every entrance to the school, so no one is allowed to leave the school without permission during this time. Because no tricks, tricks or disguises can fool the Dementors - not even the Invisibility Cloak."

Professor Dumbledore deliberately added an emphasis on the invisibility cloak:

"The nature of Dementors makes it impossible for them to understand your excuses and pleas for mercy, so I solemnly remind everyone here not to give them any reason to hurt you. I hope that the prefects and our newly elected head boy and girl students can ensure that no student will come into conflict with the Dementors."

Unlike what Professor Dumbledore had told Adam in his first year at Hogwarts, not many people had been to the corridor on the fourth floor, but everyone had just seen the Dementors, so the atmosphere in the auditorium was very depressing.

Professor Dumbledore paused and looked in Adam's direction:

"I have finished warning you all. Now let's talk about something pleasant. I have received news that Mr. Adam Reed's chocolates have played a very good comforting role after everyone encountered the Dementors. Let us thank him for his efforts together."

There was a sudden burst of applause in the hall, and the Slytherin table rarely discounted applause for other houses.